While infrastructure poses challenges, there also is an issue with some cities in Orange County taking too long to process permits, which slows down development, David said. The utilities are also very busy, which impacts scheduling, he and Dave said.

Anaheim is pro-development, which has been advantageous for LT Global, Randy said. Randy said his firm doesn't have any trouble with what's happening with CEQA, but it does produce a massive amount of work. Richard described CEQA as a "Byzantine set of regulations" crafted when pollutants were being dumped in rivers and the ocean. Nobody wants that time to return, but it's an "absolute stopper" for development and could stymie economic growth and jobs, he said.